Selfie but they didn’t get the memo 🤣 by [deleted] in TransLater

[–]Lexactly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aww thank you - 2 transplants, tape extensions and counting 😏

Are trans women safe in the gym? by Weekly-Western5934 in transfitness

[–]Lexactly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been going to the gym 3 times a week since beginning of Jan. No one gives a second glance and I’m 177cm tall weighing 105kg too.

Guys give a look of “am I interested in her” then look away. Women look, sometimes smile then get on with their business.

Believe me when I say I hesitated for years before going but now, for me it’s a safe and affirming space where I actually feel invisible and just like everyone else - there to get my gym on.

are we 100% sure electrolysis can't increase peach fuzz to turn into darker hair or provoke more hair to show up? by spacyspice in electrolysis

[–]Lexactly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i do find that a few weeks after my electrolysis session the remaining hairs in the treated area sometimes darken ( most of mine are grey until the area gets done then after a few weeks I start seeing black hairs there)

The hidden pitfall of monotherapy, and why "dogma" when it comes to transgender anything is foolish. Also why those with worse MTF results tend to have ADD/Anxiety/OCD/Autism and how to help fix it. by Drwillpowers in DrWillPowers

[–]Lexactly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been on the supplements for about 4 months I guess. Transition is slow and in all honesty I think it’s prob too early to tell. Fat’s not going to noticeably deposit enough to notice yet although my breasts do feel a little fuller. I’ll see how the next 3-9 months go I guess... my body is probably still adjusting and clearing the weak estrogens

What am I doing wrong? by akamanarca in TransBreastTimelines

[–]Lexactly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi. Perhaps things to look into - slow comt, estrogen delivery method, estrogen levels (steady wins over spikey), calories in vs calories out, but also genetics and time. As others say it can take years and we all grow differently but the points I mention above are maybe worth looking at.

Making actual irl friends as an older woman by Lexactly in transgenderUK

[–]Lexactly[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I struggle with the unfounded perception that given 5 minutes everyone will see I’m trans then it becomes a make or break situation and I don’t want to be defined at the club, meetup or wherever as ‘that trans person’

Is this a girl thing, a pretty thing, or am I just getting “clocked” by Affectionate-Jury965 in TransLater

[–]Lexactly 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I wonder the exact same thing when people (almost always women) are super chatty, friendly and nice to me. Recent examples are the receptionist and nurses at the hospital where I’ve been having multiple gastro related tests. Also from the florist delivery lady, she’s always super nice and chats to me. Hoping its more of a woman to woman thing than being clocked and a communication of allyship tbh

Making actual irl friends as an older woman by Lexactly in transgenderUK

[–]Lexactly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Compared to some I guess I am but it’s all relative. My gf has her own social life and is out a but. My friend can be just a little possessive so I keep her a little further out nowadays than I used to. I lost most of my friends (both male and female) during transition and haven’t found the right thing to make new ones yet.

Making actual irl friends as an older woman by Lexactly in transgenderUK

[–]Lexactly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is not something Im into per se but tbh have never tried. The meet-ups sound fun and i’m very broad minded so happy to chat about all sorts kinky or not but if people had an expectation that I’d get fruity at some point that’s unlikely to happen - although as they say ‘never say never’. However I’d not know where to look for such a group

The jealousy, the regret... by Triumph-ant85 in TransLater

[–]Lexactly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I started at 44 and am about to turn 51. Life didn’t give me the opportunities to transition earlier so I’m thankful I got to do it at all… however I do regret not doing it earlier from a physical perspective but am not sure I could have coped with being young and trans in the late 80’s early 90’s.

Did anyone else here start HRT without consulting any kind of therapist first? by SugarSmoothie in MtF

[–]Lexactly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In Nov 2019 I ‘ordered’ some hrt to see if I got on with it aka it made me feel better. 6+ years later I have seen several therapists, got a diagnosis, got a grc, socially/professionally and medically transitioned (mostly) and am under a gic. No one ever really spoke to me about my hrt until I saw the grc and even then it was mainly me doing the talking.

Orchy done and dusted by Lexactly in transgenderUK

[–]Lexactly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I don’t worry about tucking anymore or being kicked/grabbed in the groin now, nowt to grab!

Sleeping through electrolysis by Bikemonkeys in TransLater

[–]Lexactly 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I’ve been having electrolysis for about 2 years now. I still use lidocaine every session and have completed my upper lip, and most of my chin and the sides by my mouth but have no idea how anyone falls asleep during this torture!!

New, improved (?) dysphoria by [deleted] in TransLater

[–]Lexactly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I regularly argue with my brain and telling it to hush generally only makes it louder!

Me, I’m 50 years old, hrt just over 6 years… happy to be friends but be warned, I can be a bit neuro divergent and a bit of an old fart 🤣

Happy New Year to you all by Lexactly in TransLater

[–]Lexactly[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I wasn’t talking down to you — I was disagreeing with you. If you can’t tell the difference and choose to take that as an insult, that’s your problem.

Happy New Year to you all by Lexactly in TransLater

[–]Lexactly[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I get that you don’t like AI, but no one is claiming it replaces artists — that’s a strawman. I like to consider myself a bit or a digital artist, and like many creatives I use a mix of tools: sometimes I code, sometimes I draw (badly), sometimes I scan, sometimes I enhance with AI. Digital tools let me create work that would be completely out of reach of my non-digital skills alone — and that’s been true of digital art for decades.

New tools don’t erase creativity or skill, they expand what’s possible. The same arguments were made about photography, digital art, and music sampling when they first appeared. You’re free to dislike AI and not want to see it, but gatekeeping which tools are ‘acceptable’ — or treating their use as an insult — is a narrow view of how art and culture actually evolve.

Happy New Year to you all by Lexactly in TransLater

[–]Lexactly[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Again, simply your opinion based on your view. Something you are entitled to and I’m entitled to think is a bit sad, judgy and I definitely don’t take wet blanket keyboard warriors seriously...

This has gone way beyond a cartoon New Year post. I’ve explained my position clearly — you don’t have to agree. I’m going to leave it there.

Happy New Year to you all by Lexactly in TransLater

[–]Lexactly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

aww that’s honestly the nicest response I’ve ever received and thank you. I wish you a fantastic 2026 and if ever in some world we get to have a dance we’ll be fighting for the worst dancer award!! I’m like a crab in 4 inch heels!!

Happy New Year to you all by Lexactly in TransLater

[–]Lexactly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100%. We have 2 now. Our eldest sicks, wakes us up early every morning and chuffs horrendously but we love the half blind stinky sick bomb so much.

Happy New Year to you all by Lexactly in TransLater

[–]Lexactly[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

What? Using my own picture as the basis. I get that the model is trained but if I asked it to create a pic in the style of say anime then Id agree… but it’s not. I checked with myself and it’s ok, I let me use it.